Toshakhana case: Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi sentenced to 17 years in jail; Rs 10 million fine imposed
NEW DELHI: A Pakistan accountability court on Saturday sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years’ imprisonment each in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case, PTI reported.The case pertains to alleged fraud involving state gifts received by the former first couple from the Saudi government in 2021.
Special court judge Shahrukh Arjumand pronounced the verdict at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.According to the judgment, Khan and Bushra Bibi were awarded 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment under Section 409 of the Pakistan Penal Code for criminal breach of trust, along with an additional seven years under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10 million on each of them.
